Film of magnetizable material for episcopic projection



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HFILI 0F IAGNETIZABLE IATERIAL FOR EPISCOPIC PROJECTION Filed Jin. 30,1928 IIIMIIIIHIlIIHIMIIHIIllIl-UIIHIIMHHIH nunnunnnnnnnnnu|n'.'llllIl/.VIIIIIJ VIVI/III Il 0745/1877@ reco/d III IlUUDCIUUUUUUDDUDUUUUDUDUUDUUU DIILDIJUIDDIJv 'Patented' June 2, 1931UNITED `srxras il Pli'ris'lar OFFICE HEINRICH XHENIEISTER, BERLIN,GERMANY FILM or MaGNE'rIzABLE MATERIAL ron Errsoorrc `raomorronApplication led January 30,'1928, Serial No. 250,734, and in GermanyFebruary 7, 1927.

My invention'relates to films and it is an object to provide alfilm ofmagnetizable material instead of Celluloid or the like, for

eplscopic lprojection whichA film Carries a magnetically recorded recordas well as a plurality of other kindsA of records. These other kinds ofrecords may be placed on the film overlying the magnetic record in orderto effect 'a saving in space. A suitable material for the film is steel.

It has already been proposed to provide `Celluloid films 'with narrowsteel borders. This involves the drawbacks that a durable connectionbetween materials of so heterogeneous a character as Celluloid Iandsteel is ver difficult, that the thickness of the films, an particularlyat the connection of the Celluloid and the steel strips, isconsiderable,

A film of magnetizable material, as steel,I

nickel, or .the li e, possesses the advantages 3.0 of maximum strength,comparative lightness, and absolute noninflammability, and the furtheradvanta e that sound records can be made on the fim by magnetic means.Magnetizable materials, 'as steel, are so strong 1s-compared with theusual film materials, and .their thickness may be reduced to such anextent that they may even be lighter but still considerably strongerthan normal films, and their life is practically un- 40 limited. For theabove reasons. the volume of a reel of steel or other magnetizable ma-Y' terial is smaller than that of a Celluloid lfilm of equal length.Steel has the further advantaige that -it canbe highly polished and sois avourable as to light reflection.

Obviously, sound recordsy on the surface ofthe film may be wholly orpartly made by photogra hic means, or two methods may be combine., towit, etching or engraving,

and photographing. It is also possible to Corded groove4 as combineseveral phono rammes distorted in phase which are repro ucedsimultaneously in order-to improve the effect, as is known to thoseskilled in the art.

With the use of a magnetizable film the recording of magnetogrammes maybev utilized with a great saving in space. Due to' the fact'thatmagnetogrammes are invisible they may be 'applied in any position andextend all over the width ofthe film without interfering with thereproduction o f those records recorded on the surface of the film.There may be a plurality of these records on the surface and they may beof various kinds such as pictures, photographically re- `corded soundrecords, magnetically recorded sound records, or sound records recordedin any other known manner'. The above are rangement is not onlyconvenient but also saves space,'as a plurality of phonogrammes, 70 eachfor a given group of sounds, may be arranged on a film of standard size.It has already'been proposed to arrange a plurality of phonogrammesbeside the pictures but this required a film the width of which is farbeyond that of thenormal film, or a separate' phonogramme film andseparate means for operating the films in synchronizingirelation.

eCords may be made on the .steel band by any suitable method, asetching, engravin brushing, etc., and a suitable goating wi l be appliedto the film if necessary.

In order to illustrate'my invention,J reference ismade to theaccompanying draw-1 85 in sin which y J ig. 1 is a view of my filmCarrying one type of sound record on'lts surface; e

Fig. 2 is a view of my film with another type of sound record on itssurface, and

Fig.' 3 is 'a section on an enlarged scale` taken along line 3 3 of Fig.1.

My film 1 comprises a steel band 5 whichcarries on its surface `aplurality of records.

These may consist ofa picture record 2 and 95 f a photographicallyrecorded sound record 3, othradapte'd for episcopic projection asshownin Fig. 1. The soundrecord on the y surface however may be amechanically ren shown in Fig. 2.. The i" sound recorded by groove 4Will of course be reproduced in the conventional manner. A magneticallyrecorded sound record is placed on the band 5 and since it is invisiblemay be spread out over the entire surface of the iiin band. rihusalthough the entire surface of the iilm is utilized by the recordsrecorded thereon, yet the additional magnetic record is obtained Withoutany increase in the width of. the film and wiuthout interference betweenthism'agnetic record and the other records on the film. A plurality ofmagnetic records may be placed on the film in this manner. A coating 6may be provided on the film band 5 in order to receive the records onthe surface of the film. As shown in Fig. 3 this coating 6 contains thepicture record 2 and the sound record 3.

Various changes may be made in this embodiment of my inventionplwithinthe scope of the appended claims. Y

I claim:

1. A moving picture and sound record band consisting ofV a metal bandhaving a magnetic sound record, and of a coating extending over thesurface of said band, said .coating being provided with photographicsound and picture Arecords for episcopic projection, at least one ofsaidlast two records overlying said magnetic record.

least one of said recordsv overlying said magnetic record.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

HEINRICH KcHENMeis'rER.

2. A moving pictureand sound recording v metal band, said band beingprovided'with a magnetic/sound record and having/upon its surface asound record groove overlying said "magnetic record'.

sound records on said band being'displaced with respect to their phases.

4. A metal 4film band according to claim 2, the sound records on saidbandA being displaced in phase.

. A\moving picture and sound 'record band consisting of 'a metal bandhaving a magneticsound record and having. upon its surface an engravedsound recording groove overlying said magnetic record.

6. A moving .picture and sound record band consisting of a metal bandhaving\a magnetic 'sound record and having a coating upon its surface,said coating being provided With a mechanically produced sound -recordoverlying saidl magnetic record.

' 7. A metal band according to claim 6, said sound records beingdisplaced in phase.

8.-A' moving picture and, sound -record band having a ,pluralityoffphase displaced magnetic soundrecords and a coating lon the surface.of said band, said vcoating being provided with `a pluralityofphotographit records for episcopic projection, at least one of saidphotographic records overlying one of said magnetic sound records.

9. A lm having a magnetic recordandl I a separate record on the surface"thereof` overlying said magnetic record.L

3. A record band according to'claim l, the i

